Improvement in corn-markers



D. S. HARNER.

Corn-Marker.

Patented Aug. 13, 1878.

DAVID S. HA.RNER,'OF XENIA, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-MARKERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 20 7,031, dated August 13, 1878; application filed June 8, 1878.

To all whom it may concern, and cause them to make a deeper and plainer Be it known that I, DAVID S. HARNER, of mark.

Xenia, in the county of Greene and State of When it is desirable to mark only two or Ohio, have invented certain new and useful three rows at a time, or to move from field to Improvements in Oorn Markers; and I do field, one or both of the levers E E are thrown hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, down, raising the hinged wings from the and exact description thereof, reference being ground, and the weights D D slide inward on had to the accompanying drawing, and to the the rods or braces d d and hold the wings in letters of reference marked thereon, which an upright position. The ends of the wings form part ofthis specification, and in which the are also connected with the rear of the main figure is a perspective View of my invention. frame A by brace-rods f f.

The nature of my invention consists in the The machine is drawn by a tongue, G, and construction of a corn-marker having sliding is provided with a seat, H, for the use of the weights for the purpose of holding the hinged driver. wings of the marker up or down, as desired. It is obvious that the sliding weights may,

In order to enable others skilled in the art if desired, be provided with thumbscrews or to which my invention appertains to make and other fastening device to secure them in any use the same, I will now proceed to describe desired position to give greater or less pressits construction and operation. ure on the ends of the wings when marking.

A represents the main frame of the marker, Having thus fully described my invention, supported on the runners O C, as shown. To what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters the outer ends of the frame A are hinged the Patent,'is win gs B B, constructed of the horizontal bars The jointed or hinged markers B B, provided b b, hinged to the main frame, and having, at with the sliding weights D D and levers E, their outer ends, the markers or runners O G, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. as shown. Thesehinged wings may be raised In testimony that I claim the foregoing as or lowered, as desired, by means of the levers my own I affix my signature in presence of E, rigidly secured to their inner ends. The two witnesses. outer ends of the hinged markers B B are connected to the levers E E by a brace or rod, (Z E (1, upon which are sliding weights D I), which, \Vitnesses: when the markers are thrown down, slide out H. MOQUISTON,

to their ends, and serve to hold them down D. B. TIFFANY. 

